Dayron Robles of Cuba proved to be in top form on Sunday winning a star-studded 110-meter hurdles event at the IAAF World Challenge event in Hengelo, Holland. Robles 13.07 seconds time equaled the world record of Chinese sprinter Liu Xiang.
Read MoreThe following is an updated answer to the question in our Cuba Travel section, where a reader asked: Is there a website that explains what a person can bring and not bring in to Cuba?
Read MoreAccording to the website of the Cuba Customs Service, walkie-talkies are included among the articles and products that are subject to specific requirements if one wants to take them into Cuba.
Read MoreA friend once told me this joke: Do you know the definition of a “specialist”? It’s someone who knows increasingly more about decreasingly less.
Read MoreAlthough politicians seem to have put the peace process on ice, there are many different groups in Israel and the Palestinian territories that still believe in reconciliation. They call on the world not to believe in stereotypes. “The minute you choose sides, you become part of the conflict.”
Read MoreThe church and the residential annex for the Jesuit fathers in Havana were constructed in the Gothic style. The first stone was laid on August 7, 1914, and the building was inaugurated on May 3, 1923. (29 photos)
Read MoreThe closing of the 9th International Congress for Satisfactory Longevity took place on Friday at the Hotel Nacional in the Cuban capital. Friends of Danzón delighted the old timers and experts on the final day. (9 photos)
Read MoreCuba’s 22-man roster has now been announced for the first of four upcoming events that will mark the 2011 summer and fall international baseball calendar. Roger Machado, second left, will return as team manager for the Rotterdam World Port Tournament.
Read Morene of the complaints levied about the rules for starting a small business in Cuba has been the immediate license fee and tax burden on the entrepreneur. Now the Council of Ministers has announced short term relief for small businesses.
Read MoreLibya’s enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater.
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